Mucho Picante

Food needs more improvement to give the authentic taste and flavours. it just imitates the flavour and the look of mexican, but for depth of flavours in the food is blunt and tart, but overall enjoyable maxican meal. we can not reject smell or the aroma, definitely shows the difference from the other country food, as someone definitely identify its mexican, if they have already had it. the store is small, new (visited on 06/2023), clean, and tidy. still, it has a few tables to eat in. fantastic environment and gives the authentic presentation of modern tuch of maxican food court. food is prepared on order, so the waiting time is moderate and accurate. but, staff could be more friendly and welcoming. i am very disappointed, as they had some opening discount voucher leaflet on the tills. when i asked for a discount, using the leaflet; they did not try to offer me. instead, they charged me the full amount. if they are not offering it, then they should not keep it. if they kept it, they must need to offer it. unfortunately, they are losing 1 star for this reason. which to indicate that any possible good business should not misdirect the customers.

I had the opportunity to try to some of the authentic mexican food on offer at mucho picante. in particular i would recommend the pulled beef birria tacos, nachos and picante fries. definitely something different from your usual burgers and chicken on evington road. definitely worth a visit!

I was in leicester for the day and had a look online to see where was good for food. these guys came up and i have to say i’m so glad i tried them out. i ordered the tacos with guac, salsa and sour cream. ordered the large person so i could share between 2 and loved it!

What’s there not to like…..from the vibe to the food….everything was in point. the place is small so only a few people can sit but the design and setup is cheerful & vibrant. staff are friendly and helpful. this is the only authentic halal mexican place that specialises in birria tacos in leicester and they are delicious. full of flavour and nicely filled. burgers and the nachos are fantastic. the banana taquitos is also unique but brilliant to have at the end of a meal. the only item on the menu that didn’t appeal to me was the picante fries….found it not up to scratch and like ordinary masala chips.

Got some birria tacos unfortunately the corn tacos seemed to have been overcooked. they were hard, but the beef filling was very flavoursome likewise the spicy stew sauce. main point... the size of the tacos were like bitesize compared to other places i have ate at... very disappointing